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    Peer-to-peer file-sharing software developers say user privacy protection concerns are behind the introduction of features designed to foil scanning by organisations representing owners of copyright-protected material.

  • ActiveX add-on makes file-swappers pay

    Kokopelli Networks thinks it has the solution to file-sharing copyrighted content, but it is still far from clear whether P2P networks will sign up, and whether users are willing to pay the price .

  • With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb

    A multimillion-dollar settlement is putting Kazaa on the straight and narrow, but it might not be enough to put the file-sharing service on the road to recovery.

  • Kazaa: The real winner?

    Full coverage of the Kazaa trial in Sydney. Also: Sharman Networks, others set to appeal in 2006.

  • Kazaa to overtake ICQ downloads

    Kazaa will soon be the most popular free program on the Web as it surpasses ICQ, according to owner Sharman Networks.

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  • The file-sharing dilemma

    M-Terra CTO Darrell Smith says that arguments in the peer-to-peer file-sharing space are still based on days gone by.

  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.

  • Cleaning spam from swapping networks

    Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads -- and piracy-fighting decoys -- on P2P networks.

  • The spyware inferno

    Venture capitalist Sharon Wienbar explains why discussions about the software ultimately end up resembling Dante's nine circles of Hell.

  • Skype's VoIP ambitions

    Q&A Niklas Zennstrom may be Sweden's most famous serial entrepreneur.

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